Chatfield Reservoir & Chatfield Dam Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Chatfield Reservoir & Chatfield Dam Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Acequia, CO. The route reaches Chatfield Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chatfield Reservoir & Chatfield Dam Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,446–5,530 ft
Out & Back · Chatfield State Park
Trailhead: Plum Creek Nature Loop · 39.53189, -105.04546
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Plum Creek Nature Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Chatfield Reservoir.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Chatfield Dam Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Chatfield Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Plum Creek Nature Loop, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Plum Creek Nature Loop Trailhead
- Turtle Pond & Plum Creek Nature Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Plum Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Turtle Pond & High Line Canal Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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